Brown Co. won't rescind library bills to 5 counties

Brown County is billing five other counties for library services provided in 2011.

A committee of Brown County supervisors voted 5-0 on Thursday to kill a proposal that would have withdrawn bills sent to five adjacent counties for library services rendered in 2011.

The Education and Recereation Committee voted down Supervisor Guy Zima's proposal to rescind $251,258 in charges to Calumet, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Oconto and Outagamie counties, and to send letters of apology.

The move likely will cost Brown County residents the ability to borrow materials from Outagamie County libraries in Appleton, Kaukauna, Kimberly and Seymour. Officials there said they would rescind borrowing privileges in January if Brown County did not withdraw a bill for $33,281.

Brown County billed the other counties in an effort to ease the burden on its residents, whose property taxes support a library system that faces pressure to be less reliant on the tax levy. Each loan costs Brown County about $2.95.

Kewaunee County plans to pass its $68,404 in costs on to its towns and villages, and is encouraging residents to use libraries within the county.

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Brown Co. won't rescind library bills to 5 counties

A committee of Brown County supervisors has killed a proposal that would have withdrawn bills sent to five adjacent counties for library services rendered in 2011.

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